Police And Courts

Published
5:30 am CDT, Friday, August 27, 2004

Suspects charged in shooting deaths

Two men were charged with capital murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of two men in a dispute about basketball jerseys.
Douglas Koudelka
, 20, of Cypress, and
Trevor Drew Houston
, 20, of the 13200 block of Vista Brook, remain jailed without bail, Harris County deputies said. The pair were arrested after
Jerimiah Samford
, 20, and
Jason Leslie
, 23, were shot to death at Samford's home in the 11400 block of Loyola at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, detectives said.

Dead construction worker is ID'd

A construction worker killed in an industrial accident in southeast Houston has been identified as
Eladio Montes Rodriguez
, 43, of the 7900 block of Baltimore. Rodriguez died about 1 p.m. Wednesday in the 6300 block of Selinsky when he was pinned between an excavator and a dump truck, Harris County medical examiner's reports stated. Rodriguez and other workers were fixing a street.

Inmate challenges lethal injection

A death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming that the form of lethal injection used in Texas violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit by
Charles D. Raby
, 34, claims the three drugs used in executions paralyze the prisoner while masking extreme pain. Raby was convicted of the 1993 slaying in Harris County of
Edna Franklin
, 72. No execution date has been set.

Man is charged in fatal shooting

A 21-year-old Houston man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of
Raymond E. Tyler
, 41, of the 3900 block of Caplin, earlier this week. Police said Tyler was shot twice in the chest during an argument and struggle with

Joshua Paul Deleon
, of the 1800 block of Gentry, on Monday afternoon. Tyler died in the 1800 block of Lorraine. Bail for Deleon was set at $60,000.

Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle

A man was killed when he stepped in front of traffic and was run over by an oncoming car, police said. The man, who had not been identified late Thursday, was struck about 10 p.m. in the 880 block of Winkler at Garland in southeast Houston. Accident investigators questioned the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe, who likely will not be held responsible for the man's death because he was not in a crosswalk when he was hit, police said.

No indictment for Conroe deputy

CONROE - A Montgomery County grand jury has declined to indict a Precinct 3 deputy constable who fatally shot a Spring man who attacked him with a knife Aug. 7.

Casey Welch
, 20, was shot inside a house where he had fled after authorities arrived to arrest him for allegedly assaulting a woman. Precinct 3 Constable
Tim Holifield
said Deputy
Todd Lehn
is on administrative duty and undergoing counseling.